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US 12,612,729 B2Granted
Ironing module including steam iron and laundry treating apparatus including the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSungmin Ye, Sungho Song, Jaemyoung Lee, Bokyong Park
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an ironing module including a water supply tank that stores water therein, a steam generator that receives water from the water supply tank and heats water, a cable that transmits at least one of water and steam heated by the steam generator, and a steam iron connected to a distal end of the cable to spray steam to the outside, wherein the ironing module adjusts a spray amount of steam selectively using pressure and temperature conditions.
Claims11
An ironing module comprising:
- a water supply tank configured to store water therein;
- a steam generator configured to receive the water from the water supply tank and heat the water;
- a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the steam generator;
- a pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure of the steam generator;
- a cable configured to discharge steam heated by the steam generator;
- a steam iron connected to a distal end of the cable and configured to spray steam to an outside of the steam iron;
- a valve coupled to the steam generator and configured to open and close the cable;
- and
- a controller configured to control the valve to open the cable in a minimum mode and in a maximum mode,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- based on a temperature of the steam generator reaching a first temperature that is less than a reference temperature in the minimum mode, control the valve to open the cable, and
- based on a pressure inside the steam generator reaching a predetermined pressure while the temperature of the steam generator is greater than the reference temperature in the maximum mode, control the valve to open the cable.
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An ironing module comprising:
- a water supply tank configured to store water therein;
- a steam generator configured to receive the water from the water supply tank and heat the water;
- a cable configured to discharge steam heated by the steam generator;
- and
- a steam iron connected to a distal end of the cable to spray steam to an outside of the steam iron,
- wherein the steam generator includes:
- a steam body providing a storage space for storing water therein;
- a steam heater configured to heat the steam body or the water;
- an entrance disposed on the steam body and configured to guide the water to the storage space;
- an exit that extends from the steam body and configured to discharge steam to the cable;
- a valve coupled to the exit and configured to open and close the exit;
- a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the steam body or the storage space;
- and
- a pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure of the storage space or the exit,
- wherein the ironing module further comprises a controller configured to control the valve and the steam heater, and
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- control the valve to allow the steam to be sprayed at a first temperature that is less than 140 degrees Celsius or at a second temperature greater than 140 degrees Celsius, and
- based on the pressure sensor detecting a pressure greater than or equal to 3 bar, open the valve and allow the steam to be sprayed at the second temperature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.